This episode is a fascinating conversation with Karel Doing.

Karel is an independent artist, filmmaker and researcher whose practice investigates the relationship between culture and nature by means of analogue and organic process, experiment and co-creation.

He’s the mind behind a wonderful photographic process, Phytography.

We scratch the surface of how and why he creates work, how he shares his work and collaborates with others.

The key thing for him is that plants are expressive and creative in their own right and his work is made in collaboration with nature, not from nature.

With a very impressive artist CV, we could have chatted much more.

You can discover Karel’s work at https://kareldoing.net/index.html

Follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/phytography_/

And uncover the wonderful process he created at https://phytogram.blog/

As always, contact me, your Photopocene host, Josie, via https://www.josiepurcellphotography.com/ if you would like to share your eco-conscious photo-art in an audio way.

It is great to speak with Will Templeton about his work relating to people and the world in which we live.

We met via my 'day job' with Westcountry Rivers Trust when we arranged for him to photograph some of the team for his upcoming exhibition, Ways and Means. Supported by The Rivers Trust too, this body of work will help showcase the importance of our rivers' health across England through the stories of those who live on, work along, and simply love them.

On his website, Will states that he is "using the medium of photography to drive curiosity, inspire minds, evoke action and create lasting development that restores the balance of humans in nature". 

Listen in to discover more about his photographic ethos.

Visit https://williamjoshuatempleton.com/home for more info.

Follow Will on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/williamtempleton/

If you want to find out more about the State of Our Rivers, visit https://www.theriverstrust.org/key-issues/state-of-our-rivers

And don't forget to get in touch to let me know if you would like to share your eco-conscious photography story at https://www.josiepurcellphotography.com/contact

This episode is a delightful conversation with photographer Robin Shelton (do please excuse the little hiccup near the start where my question about how he started out in photography seems to have vanished - it's still great to learn about Robin's lifetime photo love inspired by his father).

We go on to discuss "making with meaning' and how this relates to his work, discover a mutual love of allotments (Robin has written a book all about life pottering around an allotment), how he partakes in "plant torture", plus his plans to highlight sewage pollution in our rivers and seas via a portrait series using the salt printing process.

But there's so much more to Robin's story, so listen along to find out.

You can see Robin's work at https://robinsheltonphotography.com/horror-hortus/

And find him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/robinsheltonphotography/ and https://www.instagram.com/_yabbit_/

Don't forget, you can get in touch to take part in the podcast via https://www.josiepurcellphotography.com/photopocene or follow me at https://www.instagram.com/josieshutterpod/

In this Photopocene episode, I get to share the intriguing work of Martha Gray.

Her most recent project creates sculptural photographic pieces using her 'biocyan' process - listen in to find out more.

Our chat also touches on a collaborative residency at the London Alternative Photography Collective, work relating to health and wellbeing and the growing interest in sustainable photography practices.

I'm sure you'll want to take a look at her creations too, so head over to https://marthagray.pb.photography/home.

You can find her on Instagram too at https://www.instagram.com/m.e.a.gray/

And as always, do get in touch with me, Josie, your Photopocene host, if you'd like to share your eco-conscious photographic art in an audio way.

Find me at https://www.josiepurcellphotography.com/

I am truly privileged to be speaking with so many talented artists with such an array of photographic ideas and interpretations.

And this Photopocene podcast is no exception as I am joined by the researcher, curator and photographer, Maica Gugolati.

Immerse yourself in her wonderful soundscape before listening along to our conversation about her work.

Maica talks about her project, Floating Tropics, which creates questions about the 'industrialscape' on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. Through this, she plays with the suggestion that all is not what it seems, that what we see has already been shaped for us and we are shaping what will be seen in the future. 

Her collage images create fantastical other worlds and a "puzzle of fictionalities" - and this is all in relation to the oft-hidden extractive industries which play a big role in the economy and livelihoods of people on these islands.

To find out more about Maica, visit: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maicagugolati/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaicaGugolati

At the Extracting Us website: https://extractingus.org/contributors/maica-gugolati/

And on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z79h-qXxmaI

As always, if you would like to chat with me on the Photopocene podcast about how you employ photography to raise awareness and/or open discussion relating to environmental issues, do get in touch via https://www.josiepurcellphotography.com/contact 

Join in with my conversation with the very talented photographer, Ilya Fisher.

Learn more about her practice and how it relates to environmental issues and social injustice and how working collaboratively bolsters the ways she presents current world issues in creative and thought provoking ways.

We talk about the anxiety felt by many due to the climate crisis, and why Ilya's photographic offering provides a means to address the topic in a supportive and sometimes entertaining way.

You can see Ilya's work at ilyafisher.com/home

And follow her on Instagram at instagram.com/fisherilya/

In addition, watch a short film of her talking specifically about her Unravelling series at youtu.be/bR4cY2jvcAY or her Excuses book at youtu.be/bB6SR6cFQtA

If you would like to take part in Photopocene, do please get in touch with me your host Josie via josiepurcellphotography.com/contact

I am delighted to be joined by Susa Solero for this episode of the Photopocene podcast.

Based in Germany, Susa has been detailing litter to help encourage people to think about the negative impact of littering.

We speak about how she makes use of time on train journeys to create painterly landscapes and her love for minimalism and abstract forms.

Although Susa doesn't class herself as a professional photographer, her strong style and interpretation across varied topics most certainly shows her eye for creating images to contemplate, both visually and through her creative use of words.

Find out how the word constipation makes us giggle.

To see more of Susa's work, visit https://www.susasolero.com/

To find out about her work on show, go to: https://www.susasolero.com/projects-awards-events-and-press/awards-and-events/

For her latest exhibition, see https://www.lostudiosabineuhdris.com/aktuell.html

You can find her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/susassight/

And on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/susassight

Don't forget, if you'd like to share your photo practice and how it relates to eco-conscious ideas or raises awareness of environmental matters, do get in touch via https://www.josiepurcellphotography.com/